1947 South American Athletics Championships
The XV. The South American Athletics Championships took place from April 26 to May 4, 1947 in Rio de Janeiro . The most successful athlete was the Argentine sprinter Alberto Triulzi with three wins. The most successful participant was the Argentine Noëmi Simonetto with four wins and one second place.
Men's competitions
The men's team championship was won by Argentina with 122 points, followed by the Brazilians with 71 points and the Chilean team with 69 points. Peru scored 16 points, Uruguay 10 points.
100-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerardo Bönnhoff | ARG | 11.0 s |
| 2 | Santiago Ferrando | BY | 11.2 s |
| 3 | Carlos Isaack | ARG | 11.3 s |
Final: April 27th
200-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Triulzi | ARG | 22.0 s |
| 2 | Gerardo Bönnhoff | ARG | 22.3 s |
| 3 | Alberto Labarthe | CHI | 22.4 s |
Final: May 1st
400-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustavo Ehlers | CHI | 49.0 s |
| 2 | Antonio Pocovi | ARG | 49.2 s |
| 3 | Guillermo Avalos | ARG | 49.5 s |
Final: April 27th
800 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adán Torres | ARG | 1: 53.7 min |
| 2 | Nilo Riveros | ARG | 1: 54.3 min |
| 3 | Alfonso Rozas | CHI | 1: 54.9 min |
Final: May 4th
1500 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melchor Palmeiro | ARG | 3: 57.6 min |
| 2 | Nilo Riveros | ARG | 4:00, 1 min |
| 3 | Raúl Inostroza | CHI | 4: 01.7 min |
Final: May 1st
3000 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Bralo | ARG | 8: 44.3 min |
| 2 | Raúl Inostroza | CHI | 8: 45.0 min |
| 3 | Delfo Cabrera | ARG | 8: 46.9 min |
Finale: April 26th
The 3,000-meter run was held as a team run from 1924 to 1945 . In 1947 and 1949 it took place as an individual competition.
5000 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raúl Inostroza | CHI | 15: 07.8 min |
| 2 | Eusebio Guiñez | ARG | 15: 14.0 min |
| 3 | Sebastião Monteiro | BRA | 15: 15.2 min |
Final: April 29th
10,000-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | João Oitica | BRA | 33: 01.2 min |
| 2 | Sebastião Monteiro | BRA | 33: 17.6 min |
| 3 | Delfo Cabrera | ARG | 33: 19.0 min |
Final: May 3rd
Road run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armando Sensini | ARG | |
| 2 | Eusebio Guiñez | ARG | |
| 3 | Joaquim da Silva | BRA |
Final: May 4th, route length 32 km
Cross country men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastião Monteiro | BRA | |
| 2 | Reinaldo Gorno | ARG | |
| 3 | Manuel Díaz | CHI |
Final: May 1st
110-meter hurdles men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Triulzi | ARG | 14.7 s |
| 2 | Helio Pereira | BRA | 15.3 s |
| 3 | Jorge Undurraga | CHI | 15.4 s |
Final: April 27th
400 meter hurdles men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Guzmán | CHI | 54.8 s |
| 2 | Hermenelindo Alberti | ARG | 54.9 s |
| 3 | Víctor Henríquez | CHI | 55.2 s |
Final: May 4th
4 x 100 meter relay men
| space | Athletes | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Carlos Isaack Alberto Triulzi Gerardo Bönnhoff Adelio Márquez |
ARG | 42.3 s |
| 2 |
Walter Pérez Mario Fayos Giordano Juan Lopez Testa |
URU | 42.9 s |
| 3 | Lima Osmar Carvalho Bruno Geraldo da Luz Guilherme Puschnick |
BRA | 43.5 s |
Final: April 27th
4 x 400 meter relay men
| space | Athletes | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrera Guillermo Evans Guillermo Avalos Antonio Pocovi |
ARG | 3: 16.0 min |
| 2 |
Jaime Itman Jorge Ehlers Sergio Guzman Gustavo Ehlers |
CHI | 3: 17.0 min |
| 3 |
Benedito Ribeiro Romano Rosalvo Ramos Bernard Blower |
BRA | 3: 19.9 min |
Final: May 3rd
High jump men
| space | athlete | country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfredo Jadresic | CHI | 1.91 m |
| 2 | Francisco Moura | BRA | 1.91 m |
| 3 | Carlos Altamirano | CHI | 1.88 m |
Final: April 27th
Pole vault men
| space | athlete | country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lúcio de Castro | BRA | 3.90 m |
| 2 | Federico Horn | CHI | 3.80 m |
| 3 | Sinibaldo Gerbasi | BRA | 3.80 m |
Final: May 1st
Long jump men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Moura | BRA | 7.10 m |
| 2 | Guillermo Dyer | BY | 7.08 m |
| 3 | Enrique box maker | ARG | 7.07 m |
Final: April 27th
Triple jump men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geraldo de Oliveira | BRA | 15.16 m |
| 2 | Carlos Vera | CHI | 15.03 m |
| 3 | Juan Gallo | CHI | 14.33 m |
Final: April 29th
Shot put men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilio Malchiodi | ARG | 14.30 m |
| 2 | Nadim Marreis | BRA | 14.05 m |
| 3 | Julián Llorente | ARG | 13.94 m |
Final: April 27th
Discus throw men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karsten Brodersen | CHI | 45.24 m |
| 2 | Eduardo Julve | BY | 44.07 m |
| 3 | Emilio Malchiodi | ARG | 43.92 m |
Final: May 1st
Hammer throw men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmundo Zúñiga | CHI | 49.07 m |
| 2 | Juan Fusé | ARG | 47.95 m |
| 3 | Dario Tavares | BRA | 45.97 m |
Final: April 29th
Javelin men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Héber | ARG | 59.59 m |
| 2 | Lúcio de Castro | BRA | 57.37 m |
| 3 | Efraín Santibáñez | CHI | 56.59 m |
Finale: April 26th
Decathlon men
| space | athlete | country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enrique box maker | ARG | 7011 |
| 2 | Eduardo Julve | BY | 6460 |
| 3 | Raimundo Rodrigues | BRA | 6328 |
May 3rd and 4th
Women's competitions
The team championship was won by the Argentine team with 45 points, ahead of the Chileans with 39 points and Brazil with 24 points.
100-meter run women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noëmi Simonetto | ARG | 12.4 s |
| 2 | Anegret Weller | CHI | 12.7 s |
| 3 | Melania Luz | BRA | 12.8 s |
Final: April 27th
200-meter run women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anegret Weller | CHI | 26.6 s |
| 2 | Melania Luz | BRA | 26.6 s |
| 3 | Adriana Millard | CHI | 27.1 s |
Final: May 1st
80-meter hurdles women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noëmi Simonetto | ARG | 11.5 s |
| 2 | Wanda dos Santos | BRA | 12.1 s |
| 3 | Maria Spuhr | ARG | 12.2 s |
Final: May 3rd
4 x 100 meter relay women
| space | Athletes | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Camila Gomez Maria Spuhr Nelida Cajide Noëmi Simonetto |
ARG | 49.9 s |
| 2 |
Stella Ardinghi Melania Luz Lucila Pini Menezes |
BRA | 50.3 s |
| 3 |
Lucy Lake Norma Diaz Adriana Millard Anegret Weller |
CHI | 50.5 s |
Final: May 4th
High jump women
| space | Athlete | country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Use Barends | CHI | 1.60 m |
| 2 | Noëmi Simonetto | ARG | 1.55 m |
| 3 | Alice Willhöft | BRA | 1.45 m |
Final: May 3rd
Long jump women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noëmi Simonetto | ARG | 5.40 m |
| 2 | Wanda dos Santos | BRA | 5.16 m |
| 3 | Eliana Gaete | CHI | 5.13 m |
Final: May 4th
Shot put women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingeborg Mello | ARG | 11.58 m |
| 2 | Edith Klempau | CHI | 11.27 m |
| 3 | Elma Klempau | CHI | 11.11 m |
Finale: April 26th
Discus throw women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingeborg Mello | ARG | 38.40 m |
| 2 | Elma Klempau | CHI | 36.49 m |
| 3 | Noemia Assunção | BRA | 34.02 m |
Final: April 29th
Javelin women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerda Martín | CHI | 38.22 m |
| 2 | Ingeborg Mello | ARG | 36.08 m |
| 3 | Ursula Holle | CHI | 35.87 m |
Final: April 27th
Medal table
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Medal table final after 32 decisions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
| 1 | Argentina | 18th | 11 | 8th | 37 |
| 2 | Chile | 9 | 7th | 14th | 30th |
| 3 | Brazil | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 |
| 4th | Peru | - | 4th | - | 4th |
| 5 | Uruguay | - | 1 | - | 1 |
literature
- Winfried Kramer: South American Track & Field Championships 1919–1995 . Neunkirchen 1996